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Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum may be the face of the team, but the two believe Marcus Smart is the most important player for the Boston Celtics. Not only is Smart the longest-tenured player, but Brown and Tatum acknowledge him as the “heart and soul” of the squad. After the Celtics’ 122-120 win over the […]

The Boston Celtics were able to walk away with a clutch 122-120 victory against the Detroit Pistons on Sunday. The final seconds that sealed the Celtics’ victory came down to some heroic plays from Jayson Tatum on both ends of the floor. One of the more impressive moments was Tatum’s last-minute jump shot while defended […]

The Boston Celtics are off to a surprisingly super slow start, as they are 3-3 to start the season. However, this start was to be expected, according to head coach Brad Stevens. Jay King of The Athletic captured Stevens thoughts on the Celtics’ performance so far in this tweet: Brad Stevens said the Celtics choppy […]

Judging by the most recent turn of events, Boston Celtics fans and everyone else in the NBA can see that James Harden really wants out of the Houston Rockets organization sooner rather than later. The Beard has once again reportedly added two new teams to his wish list of destinations, including the Boston Celtics and […]

The Boston Celtics are going to be without Kemba Walker to begin the season, which means Marcus Smart will likely draw the start at point guard. While speaking to reporters, Smart pinpointed what he needs to do while Walker is sidelined for the Celtics. “I just need to continue to keep making plays for others […]

The Boston Celtics have thrived in today’s so-called position-less era, with the brilliance of coach Brad Stevens playing a huge part. Still, there’s still some cause for concern with starting point guard Kemba Walker still not 100% heading into the new NBA season. Walker’s bothersome knee has forced Stevens to seek playmaking elsewhere, using both […]

The Boston Celtics have made it to the Eastern Conference Finals three times in the last four years. At this point, it’s hard to deny that anything less than a trip to the NBA Finals is going to be a disappointment for this squad. For his part, Celtics star Jaylen Brown believes that this will […]

This short offseason seems to have been enough time for Boston Celtics players Jayson Tatum and Marcus Smart to gauge the performance of the new additions to their team. Both of them are in agreement that rookie Payton Pritchard will make an impact this season. Pritchard was the 22nd overall pick by the Celtics in […]

For the first time in his NBA career, Tristan Thompson will be playing for a different team after signing a two-year, $19 million deal with the Boston Celtics. Thompson spent the first nine seasons of his career with the Cleveland Cavaliers. The 29-year-old big man is ready to help the Celtics next season, and he’s already […]

Amid the Boston Celtics‘ failed draft transactions and Gordon Hayward’s departure, latest rumors reveal that the team is open to trading guard Marcus Smart. David Aldridge of The Athletic highlighted the Celtics’ future will be centered around Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown—both of whom inked long-term extensions. While Smart has played a pivotal role for […]

Danny Ainge and the Boston Celtics have been quite involved in trade talks ahead of Wednesday night’s NBA Draft. The Celtics reportedly offered Gordon Hayward and all of their first-round picks to the New Orleans Pelicans in exchange for Jrue Holiday before the Pelicans sent Holiday to the Milwaukee Bucks. Wednesday, it was reported that […]

Boston Celtics star Marcus Smart is the latest athlete to share his story about his personal experience on racial profiling in America. Smart opened up about the incident in an essay he wrote for The Players Tribune published on Monday. In his article, the 26-year-old defense-first guard recalled an encounter from a few years back […]

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart shared what he felt when he was separated from his family and isolated within the confines of a hotel room in Walt Disney World: “I was totally ready for it to suck, I’m not gonna lie. But you know what? The bubble, it actually turned out to be … pretty […]

After the Boston Celtics’ season came to a disappointing end on Sunday, the team is now looking toward what’s ahead. Jayson Tatum and Marcus Smart are leading the way in this respect, with the two stars already talking about what the future holds for the Cs. According to Smart, there’s nowhere else to go from […]

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart was the main instigator for the post-Game 2 locker room blowup. This happened right after the Celtics suffered another disappointing loss to the Miami Heat in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals, and at that point, they had just gone down 2-0 in the series. Smart spoke openly about […]

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart has finally opened up about that infamous locker room explosion following their Game 2 defeat to the Miami Heat. Smart was at the center of the verbal altercation, with the feisty guard reportedly involved in a heated exchange with Jaylen Brown, among others. Speaking to Sam Amick of The Athletic, Smart […]

Marcus Smart is many things: A tough defender, a passionate leader, a loving son, and a success story. But maybe we should also add one more – weatherman? Asked about their cloudy start in the NBA Eastern Conference Finals, the Boston Celtics guard told Celtics.com’s Taylor Snow: “Before you see the rainbow, it has to […]

New Orleans Pelicans veteran JJ Redick just nominated two notorious floppers to his own All-NBA Flop Team. According to the 36-year-old sharpshooter, the biggest floppers in the NBA right now are Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart and Los Angeles Clippers energy ball Patrick Beverley. “The obvious ones that stick out are like Marcus Smart and […]

It appears all is well with the Boston Celtics again after the team won Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Miami Heat. In fact, Marcus Smart and Enes Kanter were spotted enjoying their off day on Monday with some pool action. There was also some wrestling involved. Check it out: more chemistry […]

The Boston Celtics saw much success during Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals with the convenient return of Gordon Hayward. Monday, Celtics guard Marcus Smart gave his opinion on Hayward’s return from a Grade 3 ankle sprain: Marcus Smart on Gordon Hayward's return: "It just shows the type of team we can be. Gordon […]

Miami Heat point guard Goran Dragic has been one of the hottest players in the 2020 playoffs, but Marcus Smart and the Boston Celtics held him to just 11 points in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Dragic only shot 2-of-10 from the field and 1-of-5 from beyond the arc in the Celtics’ 11-point […]

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart had an interesting adjective to describe the scene in the locker room following the team’s Game 2 loss to the Miami Heat. Smart reportedly got into it with Celtics swingman Jaylen Brown after the game, leading to a “late-night meeting” involving Smart, Brown, Kemba Walker, Jayson Tatum and head coach […]

The Boston Celtics finally got on the board in the Eastern Conference Finals with a wire-to-wire victory over the Miami Heat in Game 3. In response to all the negative chatter the Celtics received between Game 2 and Saturday, Enes Kanter sent out a simple message to all the haters using a Marcus Smart and […]

Much has been made about the Boston Celtics’ post-game shouting match following their Game 2 defeat to the Miami Heat on Thursday night. As it turns out, Celtics point guard Kemba Walker played a key role in diffusing the tense situation which reportedly centered around Marcus Smart and Jaylen Brown. According to a report by […]

Former Boston Celtics star point guard Isaiah Thomas took to social media to react to Jaylen Brown and Marcus Smart getting into a heated confrontation after the Celtics lost Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals to the Miami Heat. Thomas, who played with both Brown and Smart in Boston, says he was part of […]

Following the Boston Celtics’ 106-101 loss to the Miami Heat in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals, several players from the Celtics were heard shouting at one another in their locker room. It was a raucous scene, with some reports indicating that objects were thrown. Marcus Smart was at the center of it all, […]

Boston Celtics talent Marcus Smart is known for his gritty style of play on the court. He’s a fierce competitor, and many of his teammates respect this passion. After falling to the Heat in Thursday night’s Game 2 matchup, however, the former No. 6 overall pick reached a boiling point. According to several reports, Smart […]

Marcus Smart and Jaylen Brown went at it in the Boston Celtics’ locker room after the Celtics blew a 17-point lead against the Miami Heat in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. Soon after the Celtics’ loss, loud noises could be heard coming from the locker room, […]

Boston Celtics reserve center Enes Kanter just squashed all the post-game rumors about his team falling apart after being dealt another loss by the Miami Heat to go down 2-0 in their best-of-seven-series. It was earlier reported that Celtics fiery guard Marcus Smart was screaming out expletives in the locker room after their frustrating Game […]

Jaylen Brown is looking at the big picture. After blowing a 17-point lead in Game 2 of the East Finals versus the Heat, Marcus Smart reportedly launched a tirade inside the Boston Celtics locker room. It was reportedly loud enough for some people to hear outside. But while it sounds bad, literally and figuratively, Smart’s […]

Boston Celtics star Kemba Walker refused to talk about his teammate Marcus Smart’s supposed expletive tirade in the aftermath of Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Miami Heat on Thursday. The C’s dropped their second consecutive close encounter, 101-106, and are now just two defeats away from elimination. Asked post-game to elaborate […]

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart had a hilariously delayed reaction in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals after getting slapped in the face by Miami Heat wing Duncan Robinson. Check it out: Marcus Smart is king of making sure he gets his foul call 😂pic.twitter.com/got3snG8fE — ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) September 15, 2020 Look, even Celtics […]

The Boston Celtics finally put the finishing touches on the pesky Toronto Raptors with a resounding Game 7 victory in their Eastern Conference semifinals series. While they are still licking their wounds from the hard-fought war, the boys from Beantown will be up for their stiffest challenge yet. Waiting at the top of the East […]

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart looked like LeBron James when he blocked Toronto Raptors swingman Norman Powell to basically seal the Celtics’ Game 7 win over the Raptors, and Boston star point guard Kemba Walker and head coach Brad Stevens were in awe by it. Smart, who made the first-team All-Defensive squad this season, showed […]

The biggest heavyweight title fight is coming to TV screens near you. But we’re not talking Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua here. On one corner, we have outspoken Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler. On the other is the Boston Celtics’ effort-extraordinaire guard Marcus Smart. Jimmy Butler was recently asked about the prospect of going up […]

Marcus Smart played a pivotal role for the Boston Celtics on Friday, as they defeated the Toronto Raptors in Game 7 of their second-round playoffs matchup. He was involved in a key defensive stop down the stretch, as he blocked Raptors shooting guard Norman Powell in what would have been a huge bucket for the […]

Marcus Smart had a pretty epic parting shot for the Toronto Raptors following the Boston Celtics outstanding Game 7 victory on Friday. With the Cs eliminating the Raptors in the playoffs, Smart declared Boston to be the new “King of the North.” THE KING OF THE NORTH! THE KING OF THE NORTH!THE KING OF THE […]

Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum went on a post-game interview with the guys at “Inside the NBA” following the C’s amazing Game 7 series-clinching victory over the Toronto Raptors on Friday. The 22-year-old took the opportunity to playfully call out TNT host Shaquille O’Neal for not even knowing the name of Tatum’s teammate, Daniel Theis. […]

Marcus Smart completed the biggest defensive stop of his life to propel the Boston Celtics into the Eastern Conference Finals. In Game 7 of their East semis bout against the defending champions Toronto Raptors on Friday, Smart channeled his inner LeBron James and pulled off an incredible chase down block against Norman Powell. With the […]